Kosta Protić
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| General Kosta Protić Коста Протић |
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| 44th Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia | |
| In office 19 January 1889 – 7 March 1889 |
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| Monarch | Milan I |
| Preceded by | Nikola Hristić |
| Succeeded by | Sava Grujić |
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| Born | 29 September 1831 Požarevac, Principality of Serbia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bogutovačka Banja, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Occupation | Military |
| Religion | Orthodox Christianity |
Kosta Protić (Serbian: Коста Протић) was the first Serbian General[1] and the Chief of the Serbian General Staff.
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Biography
Protić served as a military officer during the Serbian-Ottoman War (1876-1877) and the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78). He served as the Chief of the Serbian General Staff during the Russo-Turkish War. He later briefly served as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia during 1889. Upon the abdication of King Milan, Protić was appointed to a Regency council with Jovan Ristić and Jovan Belimarković for the underage Alexander I, on which he served until his death.[2]
Honors
- Domestic
- Order of the White Eagle
- Order of the Cross of Takovo with swords, First and Second class
- Order of the Cross of Takovo, Third class
- Medal for Zealous Service, Gold with diamonds
- Commemorative Medal for the War of 1876-1878
- Commemorative Medal for the Serbian-Bulgarian War of 1885
- Foreign
- Order of St. Stanislaus, First class (Russia)
- Order of St. Anna, Second class (Russia)
- Order of the Crown of Romania, with a star (Romaina)
- Order of the Star of Romania (Romania)
- Military Virtue Medal (Romania)
- Order of the Iron Crown, Third class (Austria-Hungary)
See also
References
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- 1831 births
- 1892 deaths
- Serbian generals
- Prime Ministers of Serbia
- Regents of Serbia
- 19th-century Serbian people
- People from Požarevac
- Royal Serbian Army soldiers
- Serbian–Ottoman War (1876–78)
- Military personnel of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)
